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Friday, February 15, 2008

Benedict's Carbon Footprints

The Vatican has taken measures to offset its "carbon footprints." Aside from all the arguments concerning how much of global warming is human caused, the Vatican seems to clearly view the problem of carbon emissions in the light of wastefulness and human stewardship. Maybe Benedict is just apply Pascal's wager to this one.

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio leading the Holy See’s permanent observer mission to the United Nations, addressed the General Assembly on Wednesday and called for an international strategy to respond to climate change.

The numerous public appeals of Pope Benedict XVI, he noted, have also helped renew respect for God’s creation and the duty to safeguard it.

He said the Holy See has taken measures to offset the carbon emissions of Vatican City by erecting solar panels and sponsoring a reforestation project in Hungary. The reforestation project, the archbishop said, will restore degraded land and provide environmental benefits and local jobs to Hungary.

Archbishop Migliore praised individuals and communities that have begun to change their lives to benefit the environment. “While such lifestyle changes at times may seem irrelevant, every small initiative to reduce or offset one’s carbon footprint, be it the avoidance of the unnecessary use of transport or the daily effort to reduce energy consumption, contributes to mitigating environmental decay and concretely shows commitment to environmental care.

Markel, SJ

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Better or Better Off by Peter Maurin

The world would be better off,If people tried to become better.And people would become better,If they stopped trying to be better off.For when everybody tries to become better off,Nobody is better off.But when everybody tries to become better,Everybody is better off.Everybody would be rich,If nobody tried to be richer.And nobody would be poor,If everybody tried to be the poorest.And everybody would be what he ought to be,If everybody tried to beWhat he wants the other fellow to be.